It is time for "green dialysis"

Hemodialysis International

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 474-478

  Agar, John W M ^a  

^a GEELONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL KIDNEY; CARBON FOOTPRINT; DIALYSIS; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GREEN DIALYSIS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HOME DIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYDROPOWER; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE TRAINING; RECYCLING; REVERSE OSMOSIS; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

HUMANS; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 84884930788     PISSN: 14927535     EISSN: 15424758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/hdi.12063     Document Type: Editorial

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